Desert Outpost

The shadow flew low.

Qin Yiguan turned around and gazed at the small Shennong Garden.

It stood out starkly against the desolate landscape, growing ever more distant from itself.

It quickly disappeared from sight.

Qin Yiguan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

The Experimental Zone was in such a chaotic state, and Shennong Garden was in such a remote location, that villains would inevitably discover its existence. I had just helped them avert a disaster.

So how did it manage to survive all those years?

Who is guarding this little courtyard?

The faces of Lao De, Zhichun, Zhiliao flashed through Qin Yiguan's mind, and he began to look back ahead.

Life's journey is long, and we'll always encounter many passersby. We'll get to know each other briefly, be grateful for the gifts, but there's no need to dwell on them; may we all be well.

Glug...

Glug...

The boy in black felt utterly helpless!

Oh... I'm hungry again!

I just ate two big bowls of food 20 minutes ago!

He looked at his reflection in the mirror, and saw a figure that was thin and frail!

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly.

There must be something wrong!

What illness do I have?

However, the whole story left Qin Yiguan completely baffled.

But then Meina suddenly said, "Mr. Qin, the Shadow is equipped with an advanced health scanning system. Would you like to activate this function for you?"

"Oh?"

Qin Yiguan was pleasantly surprised, "There's such a function? Activate it!"

A flash of light.

Meina changed into a rather unconventional nurse's uniform.

"Mr. Qin, please don't be nervous. Shadow really does have a health scanning system. I changed my clothes to help you feel more immersed in the story."

Multiple detectors extended from the wall, forming a network of interwoven light on Qin Yiguan's body, and conducted a detailed scan for three minutes.

At the same time, a large number of body stats flashed on the virtual screen on one side.

Qin Yiguan was somewhat expectant.

He desperately wanted to understand what had happened to his body and why he had become the way he was now.

Meina bowed slightly, her ample bosom partially exposed, and said, "Mr. Qin, congratulations, you're not sick."

"I..."

"He's not sick?!"

The boy was slightly taken aback; this was an answer he really liked, but one he didn't really want to hear today.

Looking at his hands, which were practically skin and bones, Qin Yiguan frowned slightly. "Then what exactly is going on?"

Glug glug...

Glug glug...

My stomach growled again, just as expected.

Qin Yiguan subconsciously recalled a scene.

No matter how much you eat, you can't suppress your hunger, and your body will weaken day by day. In the end, even if you lie amidst mountains and seas of food, you will still starve to death!

"Could it be..."

"Is it something wrong with what we ate?"

Do I need to eat some meat?

For some reason, the thought of flesh and blood made Qin Yiguan subconsciously lick his lips.

It was at this time.

Qin Yiguan suddenly saw a small town appear on the ground below.

It occupies a small area, at most three kilometers in radius.

They are all portable mechanical houses, the kind of portable buildings that can be disassembled and assembled at any time, and have their own energy systems.

But these mechanical houses seem to have remained unmoved for a long time; the rivets are covered in rust, and many of the buildings have tilted slightly and sunk into the soil.

Qin Yiguan squinted at him.

The building at the very center of this town is a tavern, surrounded by restaurants, energy replenishment stations, hotels, and other buildings.

At this moment, the town was quite lively, with various shaped flying machines parked all around, and many people could be seen moving around among them.

"This is a bit like a desert post station."

"Travelers on their long journeys will stop here temporarily to rest and recuperate."

Qin Yiguan nodded, his eyes lighting up. "We can go inside and get some meat to eat."

The air currents surged, and dust flew everywhere.

The Shadow slowly landed on the edge of the town.

Qin Yiguan slowly stepped out of the cabin and looked around. The mottled metal buildings and virtual screens were everywhere, but many of them had poor contact and flickered intermittently.

Any intact wall surface will inevitably be covered in messy graffiti.

Several figures in the distance were looking at Qin Yiguan.

They were all men with fierce expressions, wearing leather jackets, and with multicolored hair. At first glance, they didn't look like good people; they resembled the group that had tried to molest Zhichun before.

Qin Yiguan remained expressionless, ignoring everything, and headed straight for the dilapidated restaurants nearby.

The restaurant's alloy door had an automatic opening and closing function, but it was completely broken at this moment. Qin Yiguan had no choice but to push it with his hand, and then various metal sounds of breaking and snapping were heard.

But deep inside the restaurant, a gigantic, obese man, at least two meters tall and weighing at least 600 kilograms, spoke in a deep voice, "Door, 30,000! What do you want to eat?"

Outside the restaurant.

A young man with a nose ring and a mechanical arm stared at the Shadow with gleaming eyes. "Hey guys, I recognize this aircraft. It's the latest model on the market, worth at least ten million!"

"Haha, what's that saying again?"

"The most important thing in life is damn fate!"

"Stop the aircraft!"

"If that skinny monkey's owner dares to stop us, kill him!"

These young men, dressed in a wasteland punk style, exchanged smiles, shouldered their serrated steel knives, and headed towards the Shadow.

Coincidences are the norm.

When the group of young people reached the open space in front of the Shadow, they encountered another group of 'scavengers'.

Both teams are post-apocalyptic punks who live by raiding and robbing in the wasteland. To enhance their combat capabilities, many of their limbs have been modified into mechanical structures.

"How?"

"You want to steal this aircraft too?"

"Damn it, you dare to covet what I, Tie Ha, have my eye on?"

"Go to hell! This aircraft was originally targeted by Gang Long!"

"Depend on!"

"There's no room for negotiation, is that it?"

"Brothers, let's go! Chop them down first!"

But then the green-haired youth who called himself Tie Ha flipped and retracted his mechanical arm, turning it into a high-speed spinning drill. He charged forward, heading straight for the enemy leader!

The scavenger who called himself Gang Long pressed the blue module on his wrist, and a cross-shaped energy shield immediately lit up in front of his body.

Bang!

The drill bit touched the energy shield, sparks flying everywhere!

Others fired their grenades, and flames shot into the sky as the two sides clashed.

Suddenly, one of the people raised his mechanical leg, which deformed into a giant iron clamp that clamped down on the other person's head!

creak...

Bang!

The man's head exploded like a watermelon, his skull flying to the ground in the distance, spinning around, his brain matter and blood splattering everywhere—a truly gruesome and disgusting sight.

Qin Yiguan, who had just walked out of the restaurant, was holding a box of meatballs. He pinched one into his mouth, bit into it, and it burst. The meatball sprayed juice all over his mouth, much like the shattered skulls on the ground.

The boy remained calm, kicked his head on the ground, then looked at the horrific battlefield in the distance, dodging a severed hand that flew towards him.

"Truly worthy of being located deep within the Experimental Zone."

"Is it that exciting?"